Perambulator



Oct. 4, 1927. I HEADLEY PERAMBULATOR 7 Filed Jan.l9. 1924 2 Sheets-Shet 1 1,644,473 F 1927' F. H. HEADLEY PERAMBFJLATOR 7 Filed Jan.l9. 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I Patented 0st. 4, 1927 sir at rE aAMB nAToR.

Application filed January 19, 1924; Serial no. sense, andinYGreat Britain dctober 12, 192 3.

Vi'de an improvedshock absorbing. construction between the rear axle of perambulator and the main frame or chassisthereot, so that in Wheeling the perambulat-or'o er a I curb or like projection,-v no shock orv jar is imparted to the occupant of theperambulator. c

Another object of the inventionhisto so construct the perambulator' that, it will he light in weight yetstnong and ifigid", sorthat the parts thereof will IlOflBilSlli}! warpor V p act to'absorbany-shock or'ja-r rwh ichother Wise would be iinparte'drto the' chassis Wl leD the near-Wheels pass over awproj'ectioneo When the iperambu latorf iscwheeledfover a bend out oi shape.

Inthe drawings'z." A V ,c k Fig l is a perspective viewnf a penambul'ator embodying my invention a V Fig; 2 'sa View in side: elevation of the same when setuplfor user... 1

Fig.- 3" is: another. View side elevation of'the same, showing the parts in; thewrelation they bear to one another Whenthe'fpercol-lapsed: or foldedconcl ambulator is: in: a

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Fig. d is a detailed cross sectlonala' View as taken ontheline H ot Fig. 2i a ing the manner of mountingitherear end of the main frame or chassis with reference to the-rear axle. L Referring now in. detallrtoi that embodirnent of theinyentio rillustrated in. the accompanying drawings; indicates the chassis or main frame ofith'e: peram'bulator which, as shown herein, COIHPIlSESL aQ pair of longitudinally extending edgewise arranged flat bars'l l l li spa-ceda suitable: distance apart. The front-ends 12 ofsa1d. bars are inclined downwardly and. to said ends are: secured c'lips13 in .Whichthelfront axle 14 of the perambulator is fixed:v On-' sa1d axle outside of the frame bars-121i are gournailed the front wheels 1'5: :The rear ends 16-of the framebarslls anecurved upwardly I i allelograma frame. 7 Salda'front' member is:in

theform ofia Ushaped.yoke;..which includes as shown, for: a purpose tov appear 1mm: 17"17.' indicates what might be-termed; the

- radius bars? of thevpierambulator; Said Fig. 5 is a detailed perspective View showtively smallzspacer bars pivotally cdnnected at their front end slto the: fram e bars l1 ata poi-ntbetween the r ends by; rivets; 1 8, and: curve down-- Wardly and rearwardlytowarclstheir rear ends which carrybracket'clips 19 similar totheclips 13 before referred: to. Insaid clips isrfixed the rear axle 20 of the perambulator and-jOuInaLled on saidfaxle outside'the radius barsiare the rear Wheels-"211.; I or The; 'r-ear.. ends==o-f the radiusibars 1'?" are:

connected together'justiforward of the-areal axle 20 by. a crossbar or reach 22iwhi-c'h includes depending ears 231211? its ends and isaildi ears; are secured? to sa-i'di' radius bars by a suitable; rivets-24 (see Fig. 25 indicates asimilar crossbar: or reach, the ears-2610f plane a short distance to the-grea-r of that 'Whiclr are'secured to the; trainee bars: 11' in a of. the; reach 22; loy riivetsv 27:. Expansion" coiled springs 2.8 are iiiterposed between said cross. bars, near the tram bars 1 1+L1wand curb: as: inspassing.'froinmthe sidewalk to the street: pavement.

' Mounted on: the vchas'sis'-.iasi xyillmore and the frame supportsithe seat of" the perainbulator and is: so constructed as to be folded-n11 collapsed" to reduce the height of easily, carried or-readily stored in a: compara- ;,tliexperambulator so. thatlit maybe 'more '30; indicates the.handlebariof the" perarn- 'bulator, said handle har compr'isesaagsingle, V tubular, IDVBPtQCl lb shaped member: W'hich includes-theside legs 31 31- and a top cross f bar'32; Thebottoinends otthe legs 3110f the handlebar are-fiattenedand embrace the in.:a plane inclinediupwardly and'irearyvardly outer surfaces of" the framebars 11 1;1; and v V are.- piyotally" connected thereto at a point from. said rivets or bolts 33 and'provides the: rear members of the parallelogram seat 34 indicatesithe front member oftsaidi'parsidesleg'sa 3535 and a; transverse bottom or cross bar 36; The side legs ofsaid yoke are nsuit'able manner; The top ends of the legs 7. fofthe, Toke, whichareshorter'thanthe legs a, of the andle, bar, arepivotallylconnected to 1 the frontends of longitudinally extending i sidelinks which." links are parallel with the fraiinebars lloand are pivotally connected toxtheinside ofasaid handle "bar legs 31 midway between their ends. i

Securedtotheinner surface s i. the links 3mm wooden-bars or stripsl38 to which the jlapsed' perambulator may be stored in any placeso that it, will take up "but little room. I Fixedto the-'outercsurfaces, of the side s sides: of i a seatjmember 39 are. secured, said seatmemher being made iof astr'ongflexible V material such as leatherette or. canvas vor the 1eg y of theiu shaped :yokebe'fore mena f ftibned-are'metallic straps,.;the ends of which =1 ei'e bent to formtopandbottom, upwardl hooks 40am, "the purposesof whic v V, willfappearrlaterg When the parallelogram frame 2 9 is in itsiopen- 'or. extended position, i thele'gs 3fi-35 before mentionedare parallel 1 ,wim-a e-le sor the hand'le bar 30 andsaid vimmegiisheld in saidnopenoposition by :fold-g brace bars as :w nQ- be described twd' linka41e42 which arerespectively piv otally connected at-jitheir outer .fends, to. a ijchassisframeibar-and;to. a, 1eg;31'of thejham.

:Qdle banas": shown in" Figs; 11 1 and 2; To the inner-end of each, link41 which? overhangs f thelikeend of the associated fink 14 's fixed ;a' triangiular platei43and tosaidplateispiv- "thejinnerwend:offtlielinkf iaf The operaLtive connection; between the inner ends of 7 theilink s 411mm 42..together withrtheplates {1,243 provide-wielding brace. bar, with'a lockj j jng-rul'eoripro jointwhich acts to rigidly g I' ,:.hold said links in theirv extended relation but lelqgram frame tobe folded ihfchassislas shownin'Fig. 3; a 7 a indicates a foot rest frame in the form -disposed;Uo-shaped member. "Said frame inf 3 eludes side parts or legs 45 "and a front cross f jinember: 46.. The rearfree: ends of the menu;-

lk,bers-45' are offset inwardlyso as to be ar- 5 rangedinside' of the; handle bar30 and brace links flrand 42and arepivotallyconnected toithecurved rear end parts 16 offthe chassis ,inembers 11-11. The; front end partshof Saids1egs45engage the outer surfaces of the" members" 35 before mentioned and tosaid frontlend parts and to the cross har46. is

of the same material as the seat 39 and is out-of-the-oway which a joint. may be broken V in 1 a familiar manner to permit the links and .the iparaldown upon the Q Qof :a. longitudinally extending, horizontally V attachedf theifoot rest-member 47 Said member is made in the form of a. pocket and connected thereto *at the sidesof' the per- It will be noted from F1gs.2 and 3that the upwardly curved rear end parts 16 of the" chassis frame members 11 project upwardly beyond the periphery of the rear wheels 21;

'When-the perambulator is folded up or 001 "lapsed as shown in Fig. 3, it maybe stood jun endwise upon said rear Wheels and the ends 16.will rest upon the same, surface. as

- said rear wheels'so that vthe perambulator" cannot fall over. F Thus the folded or .col

rearwardly when the parts will assume subor prop joints between them.

The many alvantages of theinvention are apparent, The perambulator may bev readily V 0 H v setup or' collapsed and when collapsed, occu- 4 s'jSeidafold ngl brace bars, each compr ses pies butlittle space The perambulator has peasy riding qualities, due to the shock ab- ,S01b1I1g,m82L1'1S provided, between-the frear axle'andthechassis. The foot rest may be v elevated or lowered to meet the requirements .of' children ,of tender years and the entire 7 structure is strong and rigid so that it will not warp or bend-in the use for which it is I struction and: arrangement and operation "of .I claim as my invention:

pivotally chassis frame-members forward of the hanjdle bar side members, longitudinalbars con- ;necting the top ends of said links with the handle bar, .aiseatmernber carried by'said .bars and attached to said links, a'U-shaped .footrest frame pivoted v at its rear ends to 1 parts thereof, it is to be understood; that I do i :not limit myself-.thereto'except as may be pointed out .in the appended claims. 9

1. In a perambulator, the combination of f a chassis comprising longitudinally eXtending frame members, front and rear wheels operatively connected to said frame memr bers, a handlebar including upwardly and urearwardlyinclined side members connected" at their bottom ends to-sald chassis frame members near their rear ends, a pair of links connected at their bottom ends tomethe vrear ends of the chassis, a foot restcar-' 5 ried bythe front end ofsaid last mentioned frame, and means providing upwardly fac ing hooks on saldlinks adapted to be en To set up oraunfold the perambulator from. v V theposition shown in Fig. 3 it, is only ne'ces sary toswing the-handle bar upwardly-and gaged by the side members ofsaid U-shaped foot rest frame to hold the same in one of a number of diflerent positions.

Wardly at their rear ends, front and rear Wheels for the chassisoperatively connected to said frame members, an inverted U-shaped handle bar having side legs, the bottom ends of which are connected to the chassis frame members forward of their upwardly curved ends, a U-shaped member having sidej legs 1 anda bottom cross bar With the cross bar end of said member pivotally connected to saidiehassis frame members between their ends, seat supporting bars connecting the said handle bar legs, a seat member supported by said bars, brace bar's including breakable locking joints connecting said handle .top ends of said last mentioned legs with} bar'legs andchassis frame members, a U-v shaped foot rest frame pivoted at its open rear end to the curved rear ends of said chassis frame members, a foot rest of flexible,

material carried by the front ends of the U-shaped foot rest frame, and means providing hooks on the side legs of the EU- shaped member before mentioned adapted for engagement by the U-shaped foot rest frame tohold it in the desired elevated position a In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, this 1st day of November, 1923. t FREDERICK H. 

